Opinion
Land claims on your mind?
With the recent federal government announcement of the imminent cleanup and return of the Old Radar Site in St. Remi to Kahnawake – over 160 acres and more than $1 million in cleanup money – it got us to thinking.
Summer Student Scoop: Where I stand on artificial intelligence
By now, most people have undoubtedly heard of artificial intelligence, more commonly known as AI. Its usage has spread far and wide, but what exactly is it? AI is a computer-generated system that completes tasks that are usually done by a human being.
Class action lawsuit on tax rights?
Many issues frustrate Indigenous people, but none quite like how our taxation rights - in other words our inherent rights - are constantly flouted by businesses, “adjusted” by successive governments, and just ignored overall.
Summer Student Scoop: Putting the wow in powwow
Picture this, it’s the second weekend in July, the sun is shining, ice cream is trickling down cones, and you can feel the sweat dripping down your forehead as you walk down the bicycle path. Suddenly, you hear the beat of a drum in the distance.
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February 27, 2026The cost of being secretive
And just like that, with no pomp, no fanfare, not even a press release, the Chateauguay oil spill lawsuit is no more.
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February 19, 2026Icy winter is a cold comfort
As we should all know by now, weather does not equal climate, and it’s important to remember that the frigid winter we’ve been skating, snowshoeing, delighting in, and suffering through this year (this milder week notwithstanding) does nothing to diminish the existential threat of the human-driven climate crisis.
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February 13, 2026The more things change...
When Indigenous leaders head to the National Assembly in Quebec City, a satisfying outcome is hardly likely. So last week, when they made the trek to bring their concerns about provincial justice minister Simon Jolin-Barrette’s hare-brained scheme to pass a polarizing (and legally dubious) Quebec constitution in the party’s waning days, it was a predictable exercise in futility.
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February 6, 2026Communicating is the bare minimum
The city of Ste. Catherine, which is facing dozens of charges under the Fisheries Act for allegedly allowing Terrapure to dump toxic water into the Seaway, is finally engaging with Kahnawake after a series of face-palm-inducing communications failures.
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January 29, 2026An imaginary line that does real damage
The shocking immigration enforcement operations in the United States continue to rattle us. It makes you want to cry or scream – or both – seeing the images flooding social and news feeds, including videos documenting multiple murders in cold blood.
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January 23, 2026Greenland belongs to its people
Donald Trump’s epically obnoxious text message over the weekend to the leader of Norway was wrong for virtually every reason, but right in one narrow respect: landing boats somewhere hundreds of years ago doesn’t make it yours.
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January 16, 2026Time to go for Legault
The man who compared himself to Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa is saying goodbye.
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January 9, 2026Might doesn’t make right
Five years ago, we ran an editorial following the January 6, 2021, siege of the US Capitol by MAGA faithful, egged on by a president who couldn’t accept he lost the election. The headline? “Good riddance to Donald Trump.”
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December 19, 2025The years that fly by
When you work at a newspaper, every week is memorable. Just a quick glance at a front page from months ago can bring back a flood of memories. But while every week is distinct, the year can be a blur when you think of how fast 52 weeks go by.
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December 18, 2025The holidaze are upon us
Everything I write about is through the lens of a grizzled veteran reporter/editor who has seen far too much.
